NYK Line plans to boost freight rates on trans-Atlantic cargo moving in both directions as of July 1.

A new container port in Bayonne, New Jersey is being built by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and though it will consume as much energy as 2,000 homes, all of the electricity in its wires will be generated by the wind, Euclid Infotech reported.

French container line CMA CGM said it is raising rates on a host of trades starting June 1.

Danaos and Seaspan said they have added new containerships to their fleets in recent days.

With vessel capacity tightening and demand increasing on the trans-Atlantic, OOCL has announced it will increase freight rates in both directions starting July 1.

Swiss ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it is raising rates on container shipments from the Far East to the Caribbean, the East Coast of Central America, Cartagena and Venezuela.